Korean Music Awards

Korean Music Awards
Current: 22nd Korean Music Awards
Korean Music Awards trophy
Awarded forExcellence in music
Sponsored byMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Korea Creative Content Agency
CountrySouth Korea
First awardMarch 17, 2004 (2004-03-17)
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean Music Awards
Hangul
한국대중음악상
Hanja
韓國大眾音樂賞
Revised RomanizationHanguk Daejung Eumaksang
McCune–ReischauerHan'guk Taejung Ŭmaksang

The Korean Music Awards (Korean: 한국대중음악상; lit. Korean Popular Music Awards) is an annual South Korean music awards show that honors both mainstream and underground musical artists from a variety of genres.[1] Unlike other major South Korean music awards, which largely rely on record sales to determine winners, the Korean Music Awards distributes awards based on the recommendations of a panel of judges consisting of music critics, radio show producers, academics, and other professionals within the industry. The first ceremony was held in 2004,[2] and is regarded as one of the most prestigious music awards in the country.[3][4]

Kiha & The Faces is the only artist to win all three Grand Prizes (Musician, Album & Song of the Year.) The band is also the joint most decorated artist in KMA history with 7 awards, along with BTS.
7-time award winner BTS made history in 2019 by becoming the first artist to win Musician of the Year two years in a row. At the 18th Awards ceremony, they became the first artist to win Song of the Year twice.

Ceremonies

Edition Year Date Ref.
1st 2004 March 17 [5]
2nd 2005 March 22 [6]
3rd 2006 April 14 [7]
4th 2007 March 6 [8]
5th 2008 March 5 [9]
6th 2009 February 26 [10]
7th 2010 March 30 [11]
8th 2011 February 23 [12]
9th 2012 February 29 [13]
10th 2013 February 28 [14]
11th 2014 February 28 [3]
12th 2015 February 26 [15]
13th 2016 February 29 [16]
14th 2017 February 28 [17]
15th 2018 February 28 [18]
16th 2019 February 26 [19]
17th 2020 February 27 [20]
18th 2021 February 28 [21]
19th 2022 March 1 [22]
20th 2023 March 5 [23]
21st 2024 February 29 [24]
22nd 2025 February 27 [25]

Categories

The event currently has approximately 20 categories, including the Musician of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and genre awards in pop, rock, modern rock, metal & hardcore, folk, dance & electronic, hip hop, R&B & soul, and jazz & crossover music.[26]

Musician of the Year (Grand Prize)

Year Winner(s)
2025 Lee Seung-yoon — —
2024 Silica Gel — —
2023 250 — —
2022 BTS — —
2021 Leenalchi — —
2020 Kim Oki — —
2019 BTS — —
2018 BTS — —
2017 Jay Park — —
2016 Deepflow — —
2015 Lee Seung-hwan — —
2014 Sunwoo Jung-a — —
2013 Psy — —
2012 Kiha & The Faces — —
2011 Galaxy Express — —
2010 Seoul Electric Band — —
2009 Toy — —
2008 Yi Sung-yol — —
2007 Lee Ji-hyung Park Seon-joo No Brain
2006 Cho Kyu-chan Lee Tzsche W
2005 Lee Seung-chul Lee So-ra Clazziquai Project
2004 Wheesung Lee Tzsche Big Mama

Note: The award for Musician of the Year was divided into Male, Female and Group awards from 2004 to 2007.

Album of the Year (Grand Prize)

Year Winner Album
2025 Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble Hail to the Music
2024 Beenzino Nowitzki
2023 250 Ppong
2022 Lang Lee There is a Wolf
2021 Jeongmilla CheongPa Sonata
2020 Baek Yerin Our Love Is Great
2019 Jang Pil-Soon Soony Eight:소길花
2018 Kang Tae-gu bleu
2017 Jo Dong-jin As A Tree
2016 E Sens The Anecdote
2015 Loro's W.A.N.D.Y
2014 Yoon Young-bae Dangerous World
2013 3rd Line Butterfly Dreamtalk
2012 Kiha & The Faces Kiha & The Faces
2011 Garion Garion 2
2010 Seoul Electric Band Life Is Strange
2009 Sister's Barbershop Most Ordinary Existence
2008 Lee Juck Songs Made of Wood
2007 Swallow Aresco
2006 Second Moon Second Moon
2005 My Aunt Mary Just Pop
2004 The The The The Band

Song of the Year (Grand Prize)

Year Winner Song
2025 Aespa "Supernova"
2024 NewJeans "Ditto"
2023 Younha "Event Horizon"
2022 Aespa "Next Level"
2021 BTS "Dynamite"
2020 Jannabi "For Lovers Who Hesitate"
2019 BTS "Fake Love"
2018 Hyukoh "Tomboy"
2017 Bolbbalgan4 "Galaxy"
2016 Big Bang "Bae Bae"
2015 So-you & Junggigo "Some"
2014 Cho Yong-pil "Bounce"
2013 Psy "Gangnam Style"
2012 IU "Good Day"
2011 Hot Potato "Confession"
2010 Girls' Generation "Gee"
2009 Kiha & The Faces "Cheap Coffee"
2008 Lee Juck "It's Fortunate"
2007 Lee Han-chul "Superstar"
2006 Yoon Do-hyun "It Must Have Been Love"
2005 Cho PD "Friend"
2004 Loveholics "Loveholic"

Rookie of the Year

Year Winner
2025 Sanmanhan
2024 Kiss of Life
2023 NewJeans
2022 Aespa
2021 Meaningful Stone
2020 Sogumm
2019 Airy
2018 Se So Neon
2017 Silica Gel
2016 Hyukoh
2015 Kim Sa-wol & Kim Hae-won
2014 Rock 'n Roll Radio
2013 404
2012 Bye Bye Bad Man
2011 Gate Flowers
2010 Guckkasten, Apollo 18
2009 Loro's
2008 Younha
2007 The Mustangs
2006 Second Moon, Sogyumo Acacia Band
2005 MOT
2004 Jung Jae-il

Genre Awards

Best Pop Album

Year Winner Album
2025 John Park PSST!
2024 Lee Jin-ah Hearts of the City
2023 Lee Chan-hyuk Error
2022 IU Lilac
2021 Yerin Baek Every Letter I Sent You
2020 Our Love Is Great
2019 Jang Pil-Soon Soony Eight:소길花
2018 IU Palette
2017 Jo Dong-jin As A Tree
2016 Ravie Nuage Youth
2015 Akdong Musician Play
2014 Sunwoo Jung-a It's Okay, Dear
2013 Busker Busker Busker Busker 1st Album
2012 Neon Bunny Seoulight
2011 Cho Kyu-chan 9
2010 Lee So-ra 7th Album
2009 Kim Dong-ryool Monologue
2008 Lee Juck Songs Made of Wood
2007 Park Seon-joo A4rism
2006 W Where the Story Ends
2005 Clazziquai Project Instant Pig

Best Pop Song

Year Winner Song
2025 Bibi "Bam Yang Gang"
2024 AKMU "Love Lee"
2023 Younha "Event Horizon"
2022 AKMU "Nakka" (with IU)
2021 BTS "Dynamite"
2020 Baek Yerin "Maybe It's Not Our Fault"
2019 BTS "Fake Love"
2018 Red Velvet "Red Flavor"
2017 Wonder Girls "Why So Lonely"
2016 Big Bang "Loser"
2015 So-you & Junggigo "Some"
2014 Cho Yong-pil "Bounce"
2013 Busker Busker "Yeosu Night Sea"
2012 IU "Good Day"
2011 10cm "Tonight I'm Afraid of the Dark"
2010 Lee So-ra "Track8"
2009 Toy "Passionate Goodbye"
2008 Lee Juck "It's Fortunate"
2007 Lee Han-chul "Superstar"
2006 Lucid Fall "Oh, Love"

Best K-Pop Album

Year Winner Album
2025 Aespa Armageddon
2024 NewJeans Get Up
2023 New Jeans
2022 Chungha Querencia

Best K-Pop Song

Year Winner Song
2025 Aespa "Supernova"
2024 NewJeans "Ditto"
2023 "Attention"
2022 Aespa "Next Level"

Best Rock Album

Year Winner Album
2025 Soumbalgwang Fire & Light
2024 OVerdrive Philosophy 64 See Me
2023 Concorde Supersonic Airliner
2022 Soumbalgwang Happiness, Flower
2021 ABTB Daydream
2020 Jambinai ONDA
2019 Life and Time Age
2018 Lowdown 30 B
2017 ABTB Attraction Between Two Bodies
2016 The Monotones Into The Night
2015 Danpyunsun and the Sailors Animal
2014 Yellow Monsters Red Flag
2013 Jung Cha-shik Turbulent Modern Times
2012 Kiha & The Faces Kiha & The Faces
2011 Crash The Paragon of Animals
2010 Seoul Electronic Band Life Is Strange
2009 Galaxy Express Noise On Fire
2008 Hollow Jan Rough Draft in Progress
2007 The Mustangs The Mustangs
2006 Black Hole Hero
2005 Vassline Blood of Immortality
2004 Cocore Super Stars

Best Rock Song

Year Winner Song
2025 Lee Seung-yoon "Anthems of Defiance"
2024 Seoul Electric Band "Ghost Writers"
2023 Jambinai "from the place been erased (feat. Sunwoo Jung-a)"
2022 Soumbalgwang "Dance"
2021 ABTB (feat. YoonChul Shin) "Daydream"
2020 Jambinai "ONDA"
2019 Life and Time "Jamsugyo"
2018 Se So Neon "The Wave"
2017 Jun Bum Sun And The Yangbans "Revolution"
2016 Lowdown 30 "More Burning"
2015 Asian Chairshot "Haeya"
2014 Yellow Monsters "Red Flag"
2013 Jung Cha-shik "Street Musician"
2012 Kiha & The Faces "That Kind of Relationship"
2011 Gate Flowers "Reserves"
2010 Guckkasten "Mirror"
2009 Kiha & The Faces "Cheap Coffee"
2008 Mary Epic "Can't be Happy Without You"
2007 Strikers "Turn Back Time"
2006 Black Hole "Life"

Best Modern Rock Album

Year Winner Album
2025 Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble Hail to the Music
2024 Silica Gel Machine Boy
2023 The Black Skirts Teen Troubles
2022 Wings of the Isang The Borderline Between Hope and Despair
2021 Jo Dongik Blue Pillow
2020 The Black Skirts THIRSTY
2019 Say Sue Me Where We Were Together
2018 Hyukoh 23
2017 Wings of the Isang Stream of Consciousness
2016 The Koxx The New Normal
2015 Loro's W.A.N.D.Y
2014 Yoon Young-bae Dangerous World
2013 3rd Line Butterfly Dreamtalk
2012 Lee Seung-yeol Why We Fail
2011 9 and the Numbers 9 and the Numbers
2010 The Black Skirts 201
2009 Sister's Barbershop Most Ordinary Existence
2008 MOT Strange seasons
Huckleberry Finn Fantasies... My Disillusionment
2007 Swallow Aresco
2006 Mongoose Dancing Zoo
2005 My Aunt Mary Just Pop

Best Modern Rock Song

Year Winner Song
2025 Lee Seung-yoon "Waterfall"
2024 Silica Gel "Tik Tak Tok (feat. So!YoON!)"
2023 "No Pain"
2022 "Desert Eagle"
2021 Leenalchi "Tiger Is Coming"
2020 Jannabi "For Lovers Who Hesitate"
2019 Say Sue Me "Old Town"
2018 Hyukoh "Tomboy"
2017 9 and the Numbers "Song for Tuvalu"
2016 Hyukoh "Comes and Goes"
2015 9 and the Numbers "Hide and Seek"
2014 Yoon Young-bae "Dangerous World"
2013 3rd Line Butterfly "The Day We Breakup is Today"
2012 Lee Seung-yeol "Not Coming Back"
2011 Broccoli, You Too? "Graduation"
2010 "Universal Song"
2009 Sister's Barbershop "Beautiful thing"
2008 Lee Seung-yeol "Adonai"
2007 Roller Coaster "Popular Song"
2006 Seoul Electric Band "Come into My Dream"

Best Metal & Hardcore Album

Year Winner Album
2025 Seaweed Mustache 2
2024 Mahatma Reason For Silence
2023 Madmans Esprit I See Myself Through You Who See Us Through Me
2022 Agnes Hegemony Shift
2021 Remnants of the Fallen All the Wounded and Broken
2020 Method Definition of Method
2019 Dark Mirror ov Tragedy The Lord ov Shadows
2018 Abyss Recrowned
2017 Remnants of the Fallen Shadow Walk
2016 Method Abstract

Best Folk Album

Year Winner Album
2025 Moher Kaleidoscope
2024 Yeoyu and Seolbin Comedy
2023 Line and Circle Night and Day
2022 Lang Lee There is a Wolf
2021 Jeongmilla ChungPa Sonata
2020 Chun Yongsung Year of Kim Il-sung’s Death
2019 Kim Sa-wol Romance
2018 Kang Tae-gu bleu
2017 Minhwi Lee Borrowed Tongue
2016 Kim Sa-wol Suzanne
2015 Kim Sa-wol & Kim Hae-won Secret

Best Folk Song

Year Winner Song
2025 Kang A-sol "Anyone But Me"
2024 Yeoyu and Seolbin "Like the Stars in the Night Sky"
2023 Line and Circle "Night and Day"
2022 Chun Yong-sung "Barley Tea" (feat. Kang Mal-geum)
2021 Jeongmilla "Departing from Seoul Station"
2020 Chun Yongsung "Heavy Snow Watch"
2019 Kim Sa-wol "Someone"
2018 Kang Tae-gu "bleu"
2017 Lang Lee "Playing God"
2016 Kwon Tree "April, 2014"
2015 "Childhood"

Best Dance & Electronic Album

Year Winner Album
2025 Net Gala Galapaggot
2024 Yetsuby My Star My Planet My Earth
2023 250 Ppong
2022 Haepaary Born By Gorgeousness
2021 Mogwaa Open Mind
2020 Lim Kim Generasian
2019 Mid-Air Thief Crumbling
2018 Idiotape Dystopian
2017 Kirara Moves
2016 Trampauline MARGINAL
2015 HEO Structure
2014 Glen Check Youth
2013 Haute Couture
2012 Idiotape 11111101
2011 2NE1 To Anyone
2010 Brown Eyed Girls Sound-G
2009 W&Whale Hardboiled
2008 House Rulez Mojito
2007 Uhm Jung-hwa Prestige

Best Dance & Electronic Song

Year Winner Song
2025 Mount XLR "Oving"
2024 Cifika "Hush"
2023 250 "Bang Bus (뱅버스)"
2022 Haepaary "Go to GPD and Then"
2021 Aseul "Bye Bye Summer"
2020 Lim Kim "SAL-KI"
2019 Yeseo "Honey, Don't Kill My Vibe"
2018 CIFIKA "My Ego"
2017 Hitchhiker "$10"
2016 Flash Flood Darlings "Star"
2015 Yoon Sang "If You Wanna Console Me"
2014 Exo "Growl"
2013 f(x) "Electric Shock"
2012 2NE1 "I Am the Best"
2011 Miss A "Bad Girl Good Girl"
2010 Brown Eyed Girls "Abracadabra"
2009 W&Whale "R.P.G Shine"
2008 Wonder Girls "Tell Me"
2007 Peppertones "Superfantastic"

Best Rap & Hip Hop Album

Year Winner Album
2025 B-Free & Hukky Shibaseki Free Hukky Shibaseki & the God Sun Symphony Group: Odyssey. 1
2024 Beenzino Nowitzki
2023 Nucksal & CADEJO Sincerely Yours
2022 Choi LB Independent Music
2021 Khundi Panda GAROSAWK
2020 C Jamm Keung
2019 Bassagong Tang-A
2018 Viann & Khundi Panda Reconstruction
2017 Hwaji Zissou
2016 E Sens The Anecdote
2015 Hwaji Eat
2014 Paloalto Chief Life
2013 Soriheda Soriheda 2
2012 Simo & Mood Schula Simo & Mood Schula
2011 Garion Garion2
2010 Drunken Tiger Feel gHood Muzik: The 8th Wonder
2009 Verbal Jint Framed
2008 Epik High Remapping The Human Soul
2007 The Quiett Q Train
2006 Dynamic Duo Double Dynamite
2005 Bobby Kim Beats Within My Soul
2004 Defconn Lesson 4 The People

Best Rap & Hip Hop Song

Year Winner Song
2025 G-Dragon "Power"
2024 E Sens "What the Hell"
2023 Nucksal & CADEJO "Good Morning Seoul"
2022 Changmo "Taiji"
2021 Swervy "Mama Lisa"
2020 E Sens "Son of a"
2019 XXX "Gonju Gok"
2018 Woo Won-jae "We Are"
2017 BewhY "Forever"
2016 Deepflow "Cut Cut Cut"
2015 B-Free "Hot Summer"
2014 Bulhandang Crew "Robber"
2013 G-Dragon "One of a Kind"
2012 MC Meta & DJ Wreckx "Yes, Yes, Ya’ll"
2011 Garion "Most Urgent" (feat. NUCK)
2010 San E "Rap Genius"
2009 Dynamic Duo "Mother's Soup"
2008 Drunken Tiger "8:45 Heaven"
2007 Koonta & NuoliuNce "Holding On" (feat. Sean2slow)
2006 Garion "Mutu"

Best R&B & Soul Album

Year Winner Album
2025 Sumin & Slom Miniseries 2
2024 Jerd Bomm
2023 A.Train PRIVATE PINK
2022 Thama Don't Die Colors
2021 Sunwoo Jung-a Serenade
2020 Samuel Seo The Misfit
2019 Jclef flaw, flaw
2018 Hippy Was Gipsy Tree
2017 Jay Park Everything You Wanted
2016 Samuel Seo Frameworks
2015 Crush Crush on You
2014 Zion.T Red Light
2013 Naul Principle of My Soul
2012 Boni 1990
2011 Jinbo Afterwork
2010 Ra.D Realcollabo
2009 Taeyang Hot
2008 Yoon Mi-rae Yoonmirae
2007 Funkafric Booster One
2006 Windy City Love Record: Love, Power And Unity
2005 Gummy It's Different
2004 Yoon Gun Yoon Gun

Best R&B & Soul Song

Year Winner Song
2025 Jung-in & Mild Beats "Blame"
2024 Youra "(Motif)"
2023 Bibi "Jotto"
2022 Sumin & Slom "The Gonlan Song"
2021 Chudahye Chagis "Ritual Dance"
2020 Jclef "mama, see"
2019 Sumin "Your Home" (feat. Xin Seha)
2018 Rico "Paradise"
2017 jeebanoff "Sungbuk-gu Kids"
2016 Dean "Pour Up"
2015 Zion.T "Yanghwa BRDG"
2014 Jinbo "Fantasy"
2013 Naul "Wind Memory"
2012 Junggigo "Blind"
2011 Deez "Sugar"
2010 Jungyup "You Are My Lady"
2009 Taeyang "Only Look At Me"
2008 Yoon Mi-rae "What's Up! Mr. Good Stuff"
2007 Heritage "Starlight" (feat. P-Type)
2006 Windy City "Love Supreme"

Best Jazz Performance Album

Year Winner Album
2025 Jihye Lee Orchestra Infinite Connections
2024 Soojung Lee Four Seasons
2023 Youngjoo Song Atmosphere
2022 Jihye Lee Orchestra Daring Mind

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Year Winner Album
2025 Nam Ye-ji Old Songs, Tmmm
2024 Yujin Kim Extraordinary
2023 A Piece and the Whole
2022 Maria Kim With Strings: Dream of You

Best Global Contemporary Album

Year Winner Album
2025 Bando Shape of the Land
2024 Dongyi a method for capsaicinoid analysis
2023 Jung Jae-il Psalms

Discontinued awards

Best Jazz & Crossover Album – Jazz

Year Winner Song
2021 MALO Song Changsik Song Book
2020 Kim Oki Spirit Advance Unit
2019 Sunji Lee Song of April
2018 Lee Jiyeun Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Feather, Dream Drop
2017 Choi Sung Ho Singularity When The Wind Blows
2016 BuYoung Lee Little Star
2015 Lee Seon-ji The Night Of The Border
2014 Na Yoon-sun Lento
2013 Lee Won-sool Point Of Contact
2012 BG Salon Repeat, Pause, Play
2011 Na Yoon-sun Same Girl
2010 Song Young-joo Love Never Fails
2009 Na Yoon-sun Voyage

Best Jazz & Crossover Album – Crossover

Year Winner Song
2021 Leenalchi SUGUNGGA
2020 Black String Karma
2019 near east quartet near east quartet
2018 Han Seung-seok & Jung Jae-il And There, The Sea At Last
2017 Second Moon Pansori Chunhyang-ga
2016 The NEQ PASSING OF ILLUSION
2015 Han Seung-seok & Jung Jae-il Bari abandoned
2014 Salon de Oh Soo-gyeong Salon de Tango
2013 Jambinai Différance
2012 Park Joo-won Fiesta of Sadness
2011 La Ventana Nostalgia and the Delicate Woman
2010 Park Joo-won Time Of The Gypsies
2009 Miyeon & Park Je-chun Dreams From The Ancestor
2004 Na Yoon-sun Down By Love

Note: The 2004 award was named "Best Crossover Album".

Best Jazz & Crossover Album

Year Winner Song
2008 WoongSan Yesterday
2007 Seo Young Do Trio Circle
2006 Second Moon Second Moon
2005 Jeon Je-deok Jeon Je-deok

Best Jazz & Crossover Song

Year Winner Song
2008 WoongSan "Yesterday"
2007 Jangeun Bae Trio "Secret Place"
2006 Triologue "It Rain"

Best Jazz & Crossover Performance

Year Winner Song
2021 Soojin Suh Colorist
2020 Jangeun Bae and Liberation Amalgamation JB Liberation Amalgamation
2019 Youngjoo Song Late Fall
2018 Hogyu "Stiger" Hwang Quartet Straight, No Chaser
2017 Black String Mask Dance
2016 Cho Eun-min Oriental Fairy Tale
2015 Kim Changhyun Oblivion
2014 Kim Oki Cherubim's Wrath
2013 Kang Tae-hwan Sorefa
2012 Song Young-joo Tale of A City
2011 Lee Pan-geun Project A Rhapsody in Cold Age
2010 Kim Chaek & Jung Jae-il The Methodologies

Best Film & TV Soundtrack Album

Year Winner Album
2013 Jo Yeong-wook Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time OST
2012 Jo Seong-woo Late Autumn OST
2011 Various artists Bravo, Jazz Life OST
2010 Lee Byung-woo Mother OST
2009 Yang Bang-ean Asian Corridor In Heaven OST
2008 Kim Sang-heon Que Sera Sera OST
2007 Bang Jun-seok Radio Star OST
2006 Jo Yeong-wook Lady Vengeance OST
2005 Various artists Ireland OST
2004 Lee Byung-woo Untold Scandal OST

Best Performance

Year Winner Album
2008 Yesanjok Yesanjok
2007 Seo Young Do Trio Circle
2006 Triologue Speak Low
2005 Mowg Desire

Record Label of the Year

Year Winner
2006 Pastel Music
2005 Cavare Sound / JNH
2004 Fluxus Music

Group Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Year Winner
2015 Infinite
2014 EXO
2013 Busker Busker
2012 Infinite
2011 f(x)
2010 Girls' Generation
2009 Wonder Girls

Female Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Year Winner
2016 IU
2015 Park Ye-eun
2014 Lee Hi
2013 Lena Park
2012 IU
2011 Kim Yuna
2010 Baek Ji-young
2009 Younha

Male Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Year Winner
2016 Park Jin-young
2015 Jay Park
2014 G-Dragon
2013 Jay Park
2012 Verbal Jint
2011 Taeyang
2010 Jungyup
2009 Kiha & The Faces

Rock Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Year Winner
2008 No Brain

Modern Rock Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Year Winner
2008 Nell

Hip Hop Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Year Winner
2008 Epik High

Pop Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Year Winner
2008 Younha

Dance & Electronic Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Year Winner
2008 Big Bang

R&B & Soul Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Year Winner
2008 Brown Eyed Soul

Jazz & Crossover Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Year Winner
2008 Na Yoon-sun

Special awards

Committee Choice Special Award

Year Winner
2025 Live Club Day
2024 Hakchon Theatre
2022 Han Kyung-rok / Korea Jazz Guard
2021 Earkey Project
2020 SEOUL Record Fair
2017 Yoon Min-seok
2016 Park Je-chun
2015 Jambinai
2014 Naver On Stage
2013 Jara Island International Jazz Festival
2012 Working People Documentary – ‘Factory of Dreams’
2011 Super Session
2010 Shim Jeong-rak
2009 Kim Doo-soo
2008 Bbang Compilation 3, ‘History of Bbang’
2007 The EBS space
2006 Yeon Young-seok
2005 Lee Ki-yong
2004 Asoto Union / Jeon Gyeong-ok

Achievement Award

Year Winner
2025 Lee Ho-jun
2024 Kang Tae-hwan
2023 Love & Peace
2022 Devils
2021 Deulgukhwa
2020 Kim Soo-chul
2019 Yang Hee-eun
2018 Lee Jang-hee
2017 Kim Hong-tak
2016 Kim Hwee-gab
2015 Song Chang-sik
2014 Park Sung-yeon
2013 Kim Min-ki
2012 Lee Pan-geun
2011 Son Suk-woo
2010 Cho Dong-jin
2009 Sanulrim
2008 Shin Jung-hyeon
2007 Jung Tae-chun
2006 Cho Yong-pil
2005 Han Dae-soo
2004 Lee Jung-sun

Records

Most awarded overall

This list includes artists who won awards in any category, including the discontinued "netizen vote" awards.

Awards Artist
7 BTS
Kiha & The Faces
6 Aespa
IU
NewJeans
Silica Gel
5 Hyukoh
Jung Jae-il
Kim Sa-wol
Na Yoon-sun
Younha
4 250
Baek Yerin
Garion
Jambinai
Jay Park
Lee Juck
Second Moon

Most grand prizes

This list includes artists who won the most grand prize awards, which are Musician of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.

Awards Artist
5 BTS
3 Kiha & The Faces
2 Aespa
Lee Juck
Lee Tzche
Psy
Seoul Electric Band
250

General references

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